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Plant Care Essentials — Kendra's Kit

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Everything Kendra actually uses to keep a house (and soon a shop) full of plants alive — pots, soil, lights, and the ten-dollar tool that prevents most plant deaths.
 
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Cheap, classic, and they breathe. Plants notice.
Terracotta Pots Set with Drainage
 
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The soil is the foundation. This one is cheap AND good.
Indoor Potting Mix
 
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Precise pour, zero counter puddles, looks like decor.
Watering Can, Elegant
 
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Humidity for the drama queens (the ferns).
Glass Plant Mister
 
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Clean cuts heal. Dull scissors are how stems die.
Pruning Shears / Snips
 
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Iowa winter sun is a rumor. These are the sun.
LED Grow Light Bulbs
 
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The $10 lie detector. Most plant death is overwatering.
Soil Moisture Meter
 
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Levels = light for everyone. Also: toddler defense.
Wooden Plant Stand
 
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Spring and summer only. Kendra's rule, not mine.
Liquid Indoor Plant Fertilizer
 
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The pest eviction notice. Gnats hate it here.
Neem Oil Spray
 
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Up high: more light, fewer tiny hands.
Macrame Plant Hangers Set
 
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Cuttings in water = free plants = Kendra's favorite math.
Glass Propagation Station
 
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Vacation insurance for the collection.
Self-Watering Pots Set
 
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Free — knuckle-deep: dry means water, damp means walk away. Prevents 90% of plant funerals.
The Finger Test
 
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Kendra will stock the good stuff in Clear Lake — and answer your plant questions in person.
Greenish Iowa — Coming 2027
 
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Free — borrow the plant books before you buy another plant book.
Williamsburg Public Library